At an aviary exhibit, you notice a species of owl in which some individuals have brown feathers and others have grey feathers. The different feather coloration of the owl species is an example of_____________.

A. Synamorphy
B. Polymorphism
C. Homoplasy
D. Convergent Evolution


Ans: B. Polymorphism

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